Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word riddance.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word riddance.
3 syllable words

abundance

accordance

abhorrence

abstinence

acceptance

acquaintance

annoyance

adherence

allowance

appearance

alliance

admittance

admissions

affluence

ambulance

admission

avoidance

ascendance

allegiance

audience

assistance

attendance

arrogance

assurance

aspirants

atmosphere

bedouins

appliance

cadences

botanist

botanists

circumference

clairvoyance

conveyance

countenance

comeuppance

cognizance

compliance

concurrence

condolence

conference

confidence

connivance

conformance

consequence

confluence

congruence

contrivance

cottonseed

defeasance

dalliance

deference

abeyance

dependence

deviance

dissonance

diligence

disturbance

emergence

endurance

effluence

eminence

eloquence

enactments

evidence

fluorescence

existence

ethnically

excellence

furtherance

forbearance

ethnical

governance

hedonic

impedance

incidence

ignorance

imminence

idioms

imprudence

impatience

importance

inductance

indulgence

inference

influence

innocence

diatoms

issuance

insistence

insolence

insurance

itemize

latency

litanies

mediums

lubricants

maintenance

malfeasance

long-distance

matinees

misstatements

negligence

mutinies

preference

obeisance

observance

opulence

ordinance

performance

occurrence

pestilence

potency

pitying

podiums

prescience

providence

quintessence

prevalence

provenance

remembrance

remittance

reference

repentance

resemblance

reticence

reverence

resonance

resurgence

rhythmically

satanist

senescence

severance

shadowing

soothingly

submergence

stonecutter

stonecutters

subsistence

surveillance

sustenance

utterance

resistance

temperance

teutonic

titanic

tolerance

tuitions

variance

turbulence

transference

utensil

utensils

vigilance

violence

witnesses

wittingly

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word riddance

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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